From the bestselling author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY comes an uplifting, irresistible novel about two women on a life-changing adventure, where they must risk everything, break all the rules and discover their best selves --- together.

From the bestselling author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY comes an uplifting, irresistible novel about two women on a life-changing adventure, where they must risk everything, break all the rules and discover their best selves --- together.

From the bestselling author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY comes an uplifting, irresistible novel about two women on a life-changing adventure, where they must risk everything, break all the rules and discover their best selves --- together.

She’s going too far to go it alone.

It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson, a schoolteacher and spinster, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of her childhood obsession: an insect that may or may not exist --- the golden beetle of New Caledonia.

When she advertises for an assistant to accompany her, the woman she ends up with is the last person she had in mind. Fun-loving Enid Pretty in her tight-fitting pink suit and pom-pom sandals seems to attract trouble wherever she goes. But together these two British women find themselves drawn into a cross-ocean adventure that exceeds all expectations and delivers something neither of them expected to find: the transformative power of friendship.

When the odds are stacked against you, doing everything right still might not be enough to protect yourself and the ones you love.

When the odds are stacked against you, doing everything right still might not be enough to protect yourself and the ones you love.

When the odds are stacked against you, doing everything right still might not be enough to protect yourself and the ones you love.

The three characters in Katey Schultz’s novel are each searching for the best way to live --- all the while fighting cultural, societal and political forces far beyond their control. As their paths intersect, STILL COME HOME explores how their decisions will forever alter each other’s lives.

Exploring the tensions between loyalty to self and loyalty to country, STILL COME HOME reveals how three vastly different lives meet this challenge head-on, learning firsthand that remaining true to one’s self is the only way to survive, no matter the cost.

Their lives began together, but their worlds couldn't be more different. After 30 years of missed connections, they're about to meet again.

Their lives began together, but their worlds couldn't be more different. After 30 years of missed connections, they're about to meet again.

Their lives began together, but their worlds couldn't be more different. After 30 years of missed connections, they're about to meet again.

Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year's birthday is unlucky, and that it's all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she's never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year's Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990 --- and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it's no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.

When Minnie unexpectedly runs into Quinn at a New Year's party on their mutual 30th birthday, she sees only more evidence that fortune has continued to favor him. The gorgeous, charming business owner truly seems to have it all --- while Minnie is on the brink of losing her pie-making company and her home. But if Quinn and Minnie are from different worlds, why do they keep bumping into each other? And why is it that each fraught encounter leaves them both wanting more?

A moving, joyful love story, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR explores the way fate leads us to the people we least expect --- no matter what the odds.